Jeff Griffith:
CLASS OF 1965
Port Richmond High SchoolClass of 1965
Staten island, NY
Jeff's Story
Jeff is from Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. Jeff is married with Mary Beth Griffith. Jeff's schools include McKee and Port Richmond High School. Jeff works(ed) at atlantic detroit diesel allison/cummins metropower Inc . To my classmates from PRHS, I left school in Jan. 65 as me and school did not get along to well. I joined the Marine Corps in Feb.and graduated in May then went to tank school in Calif. Went back to Calif. in Feb. of 66 and formed the 26th Marine Div. and left by ship to Vietnam in June of 66. Stopped in Hawaii and Subic Bay PI . Unloaded our tanks and equipment and stayed outside Da Nang on hill 55 in indian country !. By Nov. 66 we changed location with the 1st Marine Div.[ i was with Bravo Co 3rd tank Bn ,. 3rd Marine Div.] on the DMZ ! BAD country.! Con Thien, Khe Sahn , the Rock Pile, Dong Ha etc. I was a tank crewman and mechanic, spent most of my 18 mo. in the field and received a Purple Heart for my se...Expand for more
rvice in combat. By 19 yrs old i was a Sargent of Marines[rank of E-5 ] I returned to the US and was stationed at Camp Lejeune NC where i took classes for my GED diploma. From there i went to Getmo Bay [Cuba] for 6 mo. and then was discharged in Feb. 69 doing 4 yrs in the Corps. I've been a Marine all my life with what they taught me. Agent Orange gave me cancer, still dealing with it. Retired from working in 2010 with health issues having both knees replaced, other internal parts removed. This kind of sums up my life from 1965. Graduating from HS was not my thing but what i learned in the Marines gave me the knowledge and strength to carry on in civilian life as my job took me around the world and loved it but now i like to fly fish and hunt. Home with my bride of 38 yrs. I have a son named Stefan he married a beautiful girl and they live in PA. We love them very much.. Hello to the people that remember me in my wild days !!
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